Bridesburg

Bridesburg is a riverfront neighborhood of northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The area developed after William Penn and his English settlers arrived in the area during the 1680s, and German immigrants settled in the area after 1750. It was incorporated as a borough on 1 April 1848, and it was annexed to Philadelphia in 1854. In 2010, Bridesburg had a population of 8,638 people, with 90% being white, 5.5% Hispanic, 1.9% African-American, .6% were Asian, and 2% were other or mixed.